Ireland Baldwin made it a point to stand up for her dad, following the backlash he received for using a gay slur.

Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger's daughter hit Twitter to share her thoughts, asking followers to not be so quick to judge him.

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"Sometimes we let our tempers get the best of us," Ireland wrote. "Tempers are like wildfires. Something or someone can easily fuel the fire...It takes a lot of strength for someone to release their anger."It takes a lot of strength and SUPPORT for someone to grow and become a better person. We all say things we don't mean. We all say things we can't take back."

"For someone who has battled with anger management issues, my dad has grown tremendously," the 18-year-old model continued. "My dad is far from a homophobe or a racist."

Alec got into hot water earlier this week after he directed an anti-gay slur at a paparazzo who was trying to take pictures of him and his family. MSNBC later suspended his talk show for two weeks as a result.

The incident, which was videotaped, showed the actor audibly saying "c--ksucking," which GLAAD informed him was an anti-gay epithet.

Alec later apologized to the organization and went on to write an editorial for the Huffington Post, expressing his concern for the safety of his family given the amount of paparazzi that surround them all the time, among other things.